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Mill Creek Bridge

Route 2

Built: 1920

"...the scenic Columbia River Highway and associated Mill Creek Bridge established the main east-west transportation corridor through the [Trevitts Addition] District until the highway was realigned in 1935 to West Second Street."

Trevitts Addition Historic Districthttps://www.livingplaces.com/OR/Wasco_County/City_of_The_Dalles/Trevitts_Addition_Historic_District.html

1. View of eastern portal - Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Creek at West Sixth Street, The Dalles, Wasco County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0295.photos.131152p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0295/photos.131152pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,33-DAL,1--1Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0295.photos.131152p/resource/

2. Concrete spandrels from southwest - Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Creek at West Sixth Street, The Dalles, Wasco County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0295.photos.131153p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0295/photos.131153pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,33-DAL,1--2Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0295.photos.131153p/resource/

BridgeHunter.com: Mill Creek Bridge

Overview

Stringer bridge over Mill Creek on W 6th Street in City of the Dalles

Location

The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1920; rehabilitated 2001

Builders

- Civil Construction Co. (Rehab. Contractor)

- Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, South Dakota (Bridge Engineer)

- Lindstrom & Feigenson of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)

- McGee Engineering (Rehab. Engineering)

Design

Concrete beam bridge with curved curtain walls that give the appearance of an arch bridge.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.

Total length: 127.0 ft.

Deck width: 20.3 ft.

Also called

West 6th Street Bridge

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

14,127

Inventory numbers

OR 00464 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)

BH 36950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 2017)

Overall condition: Fair

Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)

Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)

Sufficiency rating: 49.8 (out of 100)

https://bridgehunter.com/or/wasco/mill-creek

3. Perspective view from northeast - Mill Creek Bridge, Spanning Mill Creek at West Sixth Street, The Dalles, Wasco County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0295.photos.131154p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0295/photos.131154pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,33-DAL,1--3Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0295.photos.131154p/resource/

BridgeReports.com: W 6TH STREET over MILL CREEK

Name: W 6TH STREET over MILL CREEK

Structure number: 00464 000000059

Location: CITY OF THE DALLES

Purpose: Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway

Route classification: Collector (Urban) [17]

Roadway width between curbs: 20.3 ft. [6.2 m]

Deck width edge-to-edge: 31.2 ft. [9.5 m]

Owner: City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]

Historic significance: Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [2]

Design load: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]

Number of main spans: 4

Main spans material: Concrete continuous [2]

Main spans design: Tee beam [04]

Deck type: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]

Wearing surface: Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: August 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition: Fair

Status: Open, posting recommended but not legally implemented [B]

Average daily traffic: 14,127 [as of 2010]

Truck traffic: 10% of total traffic

Deck condition: Satisfactory [6 out of 9]

Superstructure condition: Satisfactory [6 out of 9]

Substructure condition: Satisfactory [6 out of 9]

Structural appraisal: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]

Deck geometry appraisal: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]

Water adequacy appraisal: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]

Roadway alignment appraisal: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]

Channel protection: Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]

Scour condition: Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]

Sufficiency rating: 49.8

Recommended work: Widening of existing bridge or other major structure without deck rehabilitation or replacement [33]

Estimated cost of work: $651,000

https://bridgereports.com/1447717